[OldPossum]

I would have either shot the dog in the head at very close range, or found a bat or steel bar and caved its skull in to save the child. And would have done the same if it was my dog.

The latter part of your statement seems plausible if a steel bar were to be available (unlikely, though). The former makes no sense, though. Didn't you read where this was? It's New York City. Your chances of having a gun are almost nil.

[Jeff Head]

I did read where it was...and have visited there myself several times. The last time I drove in there I did not see and was not stopped at any check point that searched my car or my person.

IMHO, despite their “ordinances,” a person would be crazy not to go in there capable of protecting themselves.

Normally, I would never reveal what I had with me unless I absolutely needed it. Seeing a little boy being mauled by a pit bull would qualify as such an occasion.